Where does “smith” come from?
smith (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
smith (Old Dutch): smith
Ancestry of “smith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
Words derived from “smith”